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A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's name on the bill, not hers.

Each year ARCS San Diego, a local non-profit led entirely by women, hosts a Scientist of the Year fundraiser, which honors a preeminent local scientist. This year’s honoree, Dr. Ardem Patapoutian, is a professor of neuroscience at Scripps Research and winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Date | Sunday, April 24 (4:00-5:15 pm PDT) Location | Virtual Weblink Register here! Free Event Registration required All funds raised at this event will go towards financial awards to support ARCS Scholars who make outstanding contributions to advance science and keep America competitive on the global stage, which is the ARCS mission. As indicated by its name – Achievement Rewards for College Scientists – ARCS provides financial awards to promising graduate students who are pursuing degrees in science, engineering and medical research. Since its inception in 1985, the San Diego Chapter of ARCS has given more than $11.3 million to support graduate students at four local institutions: UC San Diego, SDSU, USD, and Scripps Research. For further information on this event and/or to register, go to: https://san-diego.arcsfoundation.org/2022-scientist-year-virtual-event

Jim Gordon, the famed session drummer who backed Eric Clapton and The Beach Boys before being diagnosed with schizophrenia and going to prison for killing his mother, has died. He was 77.

The suspect is charged with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 counts of first-degree murder.

Premieres Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, March 22 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App. Follow Dr. Fauci across fourteen months, showing a rarely seen side of this passionate scientist, husband, father and public servant as he battles a devastating pandemic while confronting a political onslaught that calls into question his 50-year career as this country's leading advocate for public health.

Temperatures tied or broke records in 27 cities on Saturday, peaking at 122 in Death Valley, Calif. The heat wave will move north and eastward this week, stopping at the Appalachian Mountains.

The number of openings in the technology field is still high, and tech jobs continue to be attractive to workers looking for stable, lucrative careers.

From 10 a.m. on Thursday until 8 p.m. on Sunday, highs up to 117 degrees will prevail in Borrego Springs and other parts of the county's arid eastern reaches, according to the National Weather Service.

Students from San Diego State comment on the Supreme Court case over President Biden's loan forgiveness program.

The latest member of the Kennedy dynasty to run for president regularly shares a dizzying range of falsehoods and conspiracy theories on podcasts and at other campaign appearances.